Movies filmed or set in Houston

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The film "Houston," by German filmmaker Bastian Gunther,was set and shot here in town and was featured in the most recent Sundance Film Festival. Read our interview with Gunther at houstonchronicle.com.

The film "Houston," by German filmmaker Bastian Gunther,was set and shot here in town and was featured in the most recent Sundance Film Festival. Read our interview with Gunther at houstonchronicle.com.

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A scene in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” was shot at Johnson Space Center.

A scene in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” was shot at Johnson Space Center.

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The 1994 film "Reality Bites" was set in Houston and filmed at several Houston locations, including The Heights and Tranquility Park on Rusk Street.

The 1994 film "Reality Bites" was set in Houston and filmed at several Houston locations, including The Heights and Tranquility Park on Rusk Street.

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"The Tree of Life," released in 2011, is set in Waco and filmed at quite a few Texas locations, including Houston.

"The Tree of Life," released in 2011, is set in Waco and filmed at quite a few Texas locations, including Houston.

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"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) features Melvin P. Thorpe, a television reporter who investigates the goings on at the Chicken Ranch. The character is based on real-life Houstonian Marvin Zindler, whose 1973 news report helped close down the real-life Chicken Ranch. less

There's plenty of Houston scenery in 1990's "Robocop 2." Shooting locations include the Budweiser brewery on I-10, Post Oak Blvd., Main Street, the Wortham Center, the intersections of Congress and La Branch, Prairie and Main and Rusk and Fannin, Jefferson Davis Hospital, Lyons Avenue and The Americas on Runnels Street. less

There's plenty of Houston scenery in 1990's "Robocop 2." Shooting locations include the Budweiser brewery on I-10, Post Oak Blvd., Main Street, the Wortham Center, the intersections of Congress and La Branch, ... more

Several Houston-area locations are featured in “Terms of Endearment,” a 1983 film starring Shirley McLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. Filming spots include an apartment at 1148 Heights Blvd., a home at 3060 Locke Lane in Houston, Brennan’s Restaurant and other spots in River Oaks and Texas City. Debra Winger’s character, Emma, graduates from high school in Houston. less

Several Houston-area locations are featured in “Terms of Endearment,” a 1983 film starring Shirley McLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. Filming spots include an apartment at 1148 Heights Blvd., a home ... more

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“Urban Cowboy” is set in Pasadena and was filmed at places in Houston and Pasadena, including the Huntsville State Penitentiary, Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena, another spot on Red Bluff Road in Pasadena.

“Urban Cowboy” is set in Pasadena and was filmed at places in Houston and Pasadena, including the Huntsville State Penitentiary, Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena, another spot on Red Bluff Road in Pasadena.

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Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore” was filmed at Anderson’s Houston alma mater, St. John’s School, and at Lamar High School.

Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore” was filmed at Anderson’s Houston alma mater, St. John’s School, and at Lamar High School.

The 2009 film “Mao’s Last Dancer” chronicles the life of former Houston Ballet principal dancer Li Cunxin.

The 2009 film “Mao’s Last Dancer” chronicles the life of former Houston Ballet principal dancer Li Cunxin.

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A large portion of the film “Arlington Road,” released in 1999, was filmed in the Houston area, especially Pearland and the University of Houston, which was the setting for George Washington University in the film. The movie families’ “DC-area homes” were actually in Pearland, near Dixie Farm Road. less

A large portion of the film “Arlington Road,” released in 1999, was filmed in the Houston area, especially Pearland and the University of Houston, which was the setting for George Washington University in ... more

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Several Houston locations are featured in the1994 film “The Chase” – the Hardy Toll Road, Highway 290, Houston police headquarters on Reisner Street, the Sam Houston Tollway, Kemah and the Village Shopping Center. less

Several Houston locations are featured in the1994 film “The Chase” – the Hardy Toll Road, Highway 290, Houston police headquarters on Reisner Street, the Sam Houston Tollway, Kemah and the Village ... more

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The 1970 film “Brewster McCloud” was the first to be filmed inside the Astrodome and featured quite a few other Houston locations – Astroworld, Buffalo Bayou Park, Commerce Street, the intersections of Fannin and Greenbriar and Fannin and Old Spanish Trail, the Holly Hall overpass, Houston Zoo, Mecom Fountain, Memorial Drive, a railroad bridge over Brays Bayou and Rice University. less

The 1970 film “Brewster McCloud” was the first to be filmed inside the Astrodome and featured quite a few other Houston locations – Astroworld, Buffalo Bayou Park, Commerce Street, the intersections of ... more

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A portion of the 1976 sci-fi movie “Logan’s Run” was filmed inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Louisiana.

A portion of the 1976 sci-fi movie “Logan’s Run” was filmed inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Louisiana.